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By Dr Miftah Ismail Published in The News on March 20, 2024 SINCE the IMF reportedly asked the government to reconsider the NFC Award, a debate has started in Pakistan about it. Having been the finance minister of our country twice for short durations, I have seen how the 7th NFC Award has worsened our fiscal situation. […]

By Dr Ayesha Razzaque Published in The News on March 18, 2024 There was a time when systematically collected data about schoolchildren’s learning levels was scarce, spottily collected, and hard to obtain. ‘Reforms’ were the brainchildren of politicians or senior bureaucrats in charge at the time, usually without a formal connection to the education sector. Reforms that[…]

By Mehtab Haider Published in The News on March 17, 2024 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has decided to make a formal request to the IMF for securing a longer and larger size of fresh bailout package under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) on the occasion of upcoming spring meetings of IMF/World Bank, scheduled to be held in Washington, DC,[…]